Tag Archives: windows

Executing native processes from Java

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Tormod Haugen

This is kind of a coincidence. Today I got contacted by a friend, wondering how to run a native Windows program from within Java. I said as I usually do: Google it. Not liking to get that served myself, I … Continue reading →

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iTunes stole my podcasts

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Tormod Haugen

Starting my computer to sync my iPod this morning brought on instant Apple hatred. iTunes told me that my iTunes Library were damaged, and just like that my podcast subscriptions were gone. Pffft – not there any more. I then … Continue reading →

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Firefox not really default browser in Vista

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Tormod Haugen

I installed twhirl, to give it a twirl with twitter. First issue was that URLs opened in Internet Explorer, instead of in Firefox. A bit searching lead me to throk.net for a possible solution, but Mozilla Firefox doesn’t show up … Continue reading →

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Trouble with updated iTunes 7

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Tormod Haugen

Today I updated iTunes for Windows Vista to version 7.6.1.9. Upon completion iTunes crashed and did not start again. The error message I received was: iTunes cannot run because it has detected a problem with your audio configuration This was … Continue reading →

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Speeding up post-boot in Vista

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Tormod Haugen

I’ve been having trouble with Vista’s start-up time. That is, from I supply user name and password and until the system starts responding to my actions. A bit of googling gave me a bit more knowledge of how to see … Continue reading →

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Virtual PC

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Tormod Haugen

I’ve been installing Windows XP on a Virtual Machine (MS Virtual PC 2007 – free). This has been a fun experience so far; I’ve a few points of experience to submit to any reader dropping by. Set network connection to … Continue reading →

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The miracle of Mouse Gestures in Windows

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Tormod Haugen

When Opera released a version of their browser with mouse gestures, I were hooked. Immediately. I’d repeatedly try and use mouse gestures in word documents, explorer windows, you name it. Later, when I switched to Firefox (out of unspecified reasons … Continue reading →

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